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Grace is a word which is used frequently in the Scriptures. Church Reformers defined it as ‘the unmerited favour of God’ and we often find it translated as ‘lovingkindness’ in the Old Testament. For many people, grace has come to mean survival after a very challenging time. We regularly hear people commenting that ‘God’s grace was there’ and, of course, we do experience His unmerited favour and loving kindness in difficult situations. We would all agree that grace produces an exceptional effect in our lives. Nevertheless, grace is more than that. We know that we do not ‘have grace’ until the Lord gives us a measure of His own ability. Paul told the Romans that ‘grace’ gave him the authority to address them. When he said, ‘Through the grace of God given to me I say to you’, he wasn’t talking about the favour that God had given to him, nor a momentary infusion of power. Rom 12:3. Instead, the apostle was speaking about something resident within him that had been commended or entrusted to him. Like Paul, we also can receive a word which commends us to the grace for our specific work in the body of Christ. As he was about to leave Ephesus for certain imprisonment in Jerusalem, Paul said to the church, ‘So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace’. Act 20:32. In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul referred to ‘the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me’ and he likewise said, ‘To each one of us grace was given’. Eph 3:2, 4:7. Grace is not just an homogenous pool into which we can dip our ladle and pull out exactly what someone else pulls out. If we are to prosper, we must align ourselves with the grace of God for our particular work. We have a pathway to walk, and God will give us grace for that pathway and none other. David Falk |
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